It appears you have not yet registered with our community. To register please click here...

 
Go Back [M] > Madshrimps > WebNews
Knight Rider KITT gets stolen during publicity event Knight Rider KITT gets stolen during publicity event
FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Knight Rider KITT gets stolen during publicity event
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 18th September 2008, 18:05   #1
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Icon17 Knight Rider KITT gets stolen during publicity event

The car was being unloaded from its transport trailer for a crowd of onlookers. When its handler turned her back for a moment, a man darts from the median, jumps into the still-running ride, and peels off heading East on Front Street.


In the video, you see the security team member wheel the new KITT off the flatbed truck and then exit the car (still running) to return to the truck. With the door still open, some impulsive car thief ran out and hopped in the car and took off.

http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/09/...len-in-toronto
http://stangplanet.com/forum/pony-pr...ght-video.html


__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18th September 2008, 18:10   #2
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Default

.....

Quote:
Wednesday, the network producing the show revealed the car had been "KITTnapped" as part of a "unique viewer engagement promotion" in which one fan will win a new Ford Mustang.

E! said in a statement: "Friday, the final day of KITT's celebrity tour, crowds of Knight Rider enthusiasts were left stunned when a man ran out of the crowd, dove into KITT and screeched off. Intense speculation spread across news outlets and viral communities promoted by links to YouTube with audience cell phone footage of the "KITTnapping" action. Now E! is looking for help to find KITT."
http://autos.canada.com/news/story.h...d-dacd325bc2f9
__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18th September 2008, 19:41   #3
[M] Reviewer
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Waregem
Posts: 6,466
Massman Freshly Registered
Default

Really stolen or just a marketing idea?
__________________
Massman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18th September 2008, 19:44   #4
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Default

that one site is saying it a PR stunt; while others keep at it that it is real
__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19th September 2008, 01:42   #5
Kougar
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Most likely PR... car haulers don't leave cars sitting running while they get into their truck to drive off... no reason to leave it running and no reason for him to get back into his truck unless he was leaving... just a PR stunt I'm sure.

The original KITT wouldn't have let it happen.
  Reply With Quote
Old 19th September 2008, 08:17   #6
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Default

it's a her
__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19th September 2008, 09:01   #7
Xploited Titan
 
Posts: n/a
Default

mmm, must be a new KITT, cos it doesn't resemble the original one driven by David Hasselhoff and which I have seen some (prolly 10) years ago for real (some british guy has been collecting alot of movie-vehicles).

And yeah, me thinks it's PR stunt too, but I don't see how this could be publicity.
  Reply With Quote
Old 19th September 2008, 09:09   #8
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Default



for the new series starting soon (without David)
__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19th September 2008, 09:48   #9
Xploited Titan
 
Posts: n/a
Default

I like the Ford GTs, but it's too big a change to be as 'charming' as the previous one
  Reply With Quote
Old 19th September 2008, 15:21   #10
natr0n
 
Posts: n/a
Default

this is a bs publicity stunt. why ?


we are talking about it and in turn generating free advertising for them.
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 H.D.T. CPU Cooler jmke WebNews 1 23rd February 2009 17:50
Asus 9800 GTX+ Dark Knight jmke WebNews 0 2nd December 2008 10:20
Video coverage of the GIGABYTE GO OC 2008 event piotke WebNews 1 6th October 2008 15:11
ASUS Silent Knight II Heatsink Review jmke WebNews 0 13th March 2008 20:23
ASUS Silent Knight II CPU Cooler jmke WebNews 0 14th December 2007 15:50
Asus Silent Knight II CPU Heatsink jmke WebNews 0 27th November 2007 09:41
Asus Silent Knight CPU Cooler jmke WebNews 0 7th November 2006 11:55
ASUS Introduces Silent Knight All-Copper Cooler for Dual-Core Processors jmke WebNews 0 13th October 2006 12:21
Knight Rider 2 Demo + whole lot more Sidney WebNews 5 19th October 2004 00:15
Knight Online comes alive with Confederacy and Siege War jmke WebNews 0 16th July 2004 11:30

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:29.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO